Indigenous water protectors at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site just got assistance from military veterans.

Between December 4 and December 7, veterans of various branches of the United States armed forces have scheduled a “deployment” to show solidarity and lend support to the Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota.

The event, called “Veterans Stand for Standing Rock,” already has 2000 confirmed RSVPs on Facebook, and features several warriors who have served in the military.

“My husband is a veteran Army Combat Medic,” wrote Morgan McClure on the event page. “He has been talking about doing this for so long.”

On Dec. 4, if everything goes according to plan, hundreds of veterans will muster at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. The mission: To stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Clark Jr. is one of the most vociferous opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a controversial 1,170-mile project that, if and when it is completed, will shuttle an estimated 470,000 barrels of crude oil every day from North Dakota to Illinois. “It’s immoral, and wrong, and dangerous to us all,” Clark Jr. adds.

According to an “operations order” for the planned engagement, posted to social media in mid-November, “First Americans have served in the Unites States Military, defending the soil of our homelands, at a greater percentage than any other group of Americans. There is no other people more deserving of veteran support.”Facebook Event Here

Thank you AGAIN for your service to protect our land,turtle island..May Creator protect you all in fighting the good fight with your fist open in prayer..Much Love to all of you!!Carrie Raven Heart,Ojibwe

Thank You! As you were our protectors of our Nation and now called upon again to protect mother earth. Thank you! May God Bless You and protect each one of you during this time. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dine, S.Herenandez